The Donnacello gals ain’t much for talking. I guess they believe in letting the music speak for itself. Well, if you like cellos, and you like Monk, listen up. Here are two recordings by the group, with exactly zero information about who’s who for either session. They do have a website, Donnacello. If anyone knows…
Tag: Round Midnight
Yerevan Chamber Choir—“Round Midnight”
OK, a Russian choral arrangement? You can’t say it isn’t “interesting”! A hearty Literature R Us shout out to Conductor Harutyun Topikyan and all the gang in Moscow for this rare offering. Posted by YerevanChamberChoir Need more Monk? Of course you do, Go to Mostly Monk and continue your education.
Chick Corea—“Round Midnight”
Solo piano, 1983. Posted by LOFTmusic Need more Monk? Of course you do, Go to Mostly Monk
Dexter Gordon— “Round Midnight”
Gordon playing with the band that appeared with him in the film ’Round Midnight, featuring Bobby Hutcherson, vibes, Cedar Walton, piano, Pierre Michelot, bass, and Billy Higgins, drums. Posted by EPO JAZZFAN. Need more Monk? Of course you do, Go to Mostly Monk
Carmen McRae—“Round Midnight”
Clearly (I guess) an early/mid sixties broadcast, probably public television or a local LA or New York station. The sound is a little iffy and there’s no information available on her accompanists. A wonderful little present from the evil empire of Google. Posted by mrdantefontana666 Need more Monk? Of course you do, Go to Mostly…
Michel Petrucciani—“Round Midnight”
1993 – Stuttgarte. Posted by boogieonlineat
Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie—“Round Midnight”
More Diz, actually playing this time, with Thelonious himself, and the rest of the "Giants of Jazz," including Sonny Stitt, sax, Kai Winding, trombone, Al McKibbon, bass, and Art Blakey, drums. The Giants were not happy campers, because only a few years before, they’d all been headliners, and now they were a nostalgia act. Remarkably,…
Sarah Vaughn, Milt Jackson—“Round Midnight”
Not too shabby! Also Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet (but largely MC), James Moody, sax, Al Haig, piano, Ray Brown, bass, and Kenny Clarke, drums. Also not shabby! From 1976. Posted by SOGLIDER
Imani Williams—“Round Midnight”
No information on her backup, unfortunately. Posted by K-dub-U
Bud Powell—“Round Midnight”
One thing I definitely lack is perfect pitch, but Bud’s piano sounds seriously out of tune in this clip, which I am nonetheless including for its historical significance. This is “obviously” a French film director’s “homage” to both Bud and Thelonious—the whole mise-en-scène reeks of France in the fifties (which is not a bad reek…